Chaos Tools API (ctools) for Web 2.0 Techniques, a case study

Track: 
Coder
Experience: 
Advanced

Silicon Valley based technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, Blue Coat Systems uses Drupal as a platform in the enterprise.

Top ninja developers will show how the following features in the Chaos tools suite were implemented:

  • Plugins -- tools to make it easy for modules to let other modules implement plugins from .inc files.
  • AJAX responder -- tools to make it easier for the server to handle AJAX requests and tell the client what to do with them.
  • Form wizard -- an API to make multi-step forms much easier.
  • Modal dialog -- tool to make it simple to put a form in a modal dialog.
Intended audience: 

This session is intended for Drupal developers looking to take advantage of the Chaos Tools APIs which promotes rapid application development.

Questions answered by this session
Question 1: 
How does ctools makes web 2.0 development easy?
Question 2: 
How does ctools enable graceful degradation for AJAX development techniques?
Question 3: 
How can I extend my module to let other modules implement plugins?
Question 4: 
How can I use ctools to make multi-step forms much easier?
Question 5: 
How does the AJAX responder work?
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Version?

Which version of Drupal/ctools are you looking at here? the Form and Ajax systems changed considerably for Drupal 7.

This is for Drupal 6.x.

This is for Drupal 6.x.

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